date:May 03, 2017
teurization has greatly reduced the illnesses associated with dairy products. Before pasteurization, raw cows milk caused about 25% of all foodborne illnesses. Now, pasteurized milk products are linked to about 4% of outbreaks caused by dairy alone because the products are contaminated after pasteurization. In addition, the study focused on outbreak-related illnesses, which is only a fraction of all dairy-related illnesses in the U.S. Sporadic illnesses caused by contaminated dairy products migh